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Dear dragon
by Josh Funk
A picture book in verse about looking past external differences to develop new friendships follows the story of George and Blaise, who exchange letters when assigned to one another as pen pals and learn that they have many shared interests before discovering that one of them is a boy and the other a dragon.
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New adventures of Curious George
by Margret Rey
Curious George the monkey visits a chocolate factory and an animal shelter, makes pancakes, feeds the zoo animals, goes to a movie, rides in a hot air balloon, plays in the snow, and dreams about being bigger
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I'm new here
by Anne Sibley O'Brien
Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.
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Stick and Stone
by Beth Ferry
Stick and Stone are both lonely until Pinecone's teasing causes one to stick up for the other, and a solid friendship is formed. 50,000 first printing.
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Pet this book
by Jessica Young
A rhyming, onomatopoeic story invites little readers to interact with a sequence of animals by pretending to pet a cat, wash a puppy, brush a horse's mane and more by tapping, stroking and turning lap-sized pages. By the award-winning author of My Blue Is Happy.
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Wake up, Crabby!
by Jonathan Fenske
A sleepy Crabby humorously resists Plankton’s insistence that he take a bath and read a story at bedtime, in a latest Crabby reader that reinforces early skills with repetitive dialogue text and expressive artwork. By the award-winning creator of A Pig, a Fox, and a Box. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
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Vamos! Let's go eat!
by Ra©ðl the Third
A follow-up to ŁVamos! Let’s Go to the Market finds Little Lobo excitedly attending a show starring his favorite wrestling champion before enjoying some of the delicious options being served from nearby food trucks. By the award-winning illustrator of the Lowriders in Space series. 30,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The weather's bet
by Ed Young
A picture book retelling of Aesop’s “The Wind and the Sun” renders the classic story of the competition between the brothers Wind, Rain and Sun in evocative mixed-media collage artwork by the Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator of Lon Po Po. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Too many jacks
by Mac Barnett
Receiving a lab kit as a gift from The Lady, an exuberant Jack builds copies of himself before the town becomes overrun by naughty Jack robot clones. By the Caldecott Honor-winning author of the Mac B., Kid Spy series and the Geisel Award-winning illustrator of Tricky Vic. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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A tale of magic...
by Chris Colfer
A tale set in the universe of the Land of Stories finds 14-year-old Brystal pursuing creative ways of obtaining books in an oppressive Southern Kingdom where women are forbidden to read. By the award-winning author of Struck by Lightning. Simultaneous eBook.
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Caterpillar summer
by Gillian McDunn
Helping to care for her beloved special-needs brother in the years after their father's passing, Cat suffers a personal setback that prompts her to visit the home of the grandparents she has never met, where she finds renewal in simply being able to be a kid.
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Dealing with dragons
by Patricia C. Wrede
Bored with her proper, circumscribed life as a princess, Cimorene runs away to join a powerful, fascinating dragon named Kazul and encounters a host of adventures along the way
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The first rule of punk
by Celia C. Pérez
When her first day at a new school is overshadowed by a clash with a queen bee and her dress code violating punk-rock clothes, 12-year-old Malú listens to her faraway dad's advice and resolves to be herself by pursuing the interests she loves and standing up to an anti-punk administration. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Rick
by Alex Gino
Privately struggling with his best friend’s bullying personality and his father’s jokes about hot girls, a middle school student joins his new school’s Rainbow Spectrum club, where other kids of diverse gender identities help him find understanding and a sense of himself. By the award-winning author of George.
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Clean getaway
by Nic Stone
An 11-year-old boy confronts the realities of race relations past and present and the mysterious agenda of his unconventional grandmother during an unplanned spring break road trip through the once-segregated American South. By the award-winning author of Dear Martin. Simultaneous eBook.
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We dream of space
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Joining their fellow seventh graders to watch the 1986 Challenger launch, three siblings struggle with respective difficulties including falling grades, an out-of-control temper and depressed NASA ambitions. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Hello, Universe. 125,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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If we were giants
by Dave Matthews
Living in an idyllic community hidden inside a dormant volcano, a curious young girl ventures out for the first time to investigate claims of malevolent strangers, in a tale of loss and community co-written by the Grammy Award-winning leader of the Dave Matthews Band. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Wayside School beneath the Cloud of Doom
by Louis Sachar
Repackaged with an updated look for new readers, a fourth entry in the best-selling series finds the students of Mrs. Jewls’s 30th-floor class busily collecting toenail clippings while preparing for an Ultimate Test in the face of the Cloud of Doom. 200,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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